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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Hisashi Kajikawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Eiichi Tanaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Mitsuo Iwano, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Junki Kitano, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a method for manufacturing a knuckle that includes a bearing mounting portion on which a hub bearing is mounted, a damper holding portion which holds a damper, and a damper mounting arm portion which couples the bearing mounting portion and the damper holding portion, the method being such that by using one core, the knuckle is integrally casted so as to formed therein a cylindrical opening which is the inner space of the damper holding portion, a hollow opening in which the inner space in a hollow portion of the damper mounting arm portion, the hollow portion extending in a closed cross section from the damper holding portion, is continuous with an opening formed in the damper holding portion, and an arm-portion opening which is surrounded by a front arm portion and a rear arm portion of the damper mounting arm portion, extending from the hollow portion.